Biology
Term: xanthoma
- Angiomatosis
Term: angiomatosisLiterally meaning: ?process of vessel growth?Origin: Anc Greek??????/aggio (=vessel, receptacle) > ?????/aggos(=tube)+ (-???)/-oma (suffix denoting ?mass growth? or a ?complete set of?)+ (-????)/(-osis )(=suffix denoting ?process?...
- Xanthinuria
Term: xanthinuria Literally meaning: ?yellow urine? Origin: Anc Greek??????/xanthos(=golden, yellow, blond)+ o????/ouron(=urine) < ????/oros <o+??? (=flow) Coined/HistoryIn 1877 by English surgeon and dermatologist Erasmus Wilson...
- Steatitis
Term: steatitis (Yellow Fat Disease) Literally meaning: ?inflammation of adipose (fatty) tissue? Origin: Anc Greek?????/stear(=tallow)+-????/-tis(=suffix which is used with the feminine noun ? ?????/ nosos/=disease, denoting ?inflammation of?)....
- Keratosis
Term: keratosisLiterally meaning: horny stateOrigin: Anc Greek?????/keras(=horn)+????/-osis (suffix denoting state or condition eg in medical terminology means "a disease state" )Coined/History(?)Definition Keratosis is a wart-like.benigh growth of keratin...
- Dermatology
Term : dermatology Origin: Anc Greek ?????/derma(=skin beneath the epidermis) + -?????/logia(=study of)> ????? --> ?????/desma(=bonds) because skin keeps the body tight > ????/dero(=to peel, to flay)> ?????/logos(=speech, word, discourse)...
Biology
xanthoma
Literally meaning: ?a state of yellow matter?
Origin: Anc Greek
??????/xanthos(=yellow)
+(-???)/-oma (suffix denoting ?mass growth? or a ?complete set of?)
Coined/History
In 1869 by W.F. Smith in 1869 in order to characterize yellow nodules of the skin.
Definition
Xanthoma is the buildinh up of certain fats under the surface of the skin as the result om different medical conditions such as hypelipidemia, diabetes, metabolic dysfunction and certain cancers.
- Angiomatosis
Term: angiomatosisLiterally meaning: ?process of vessel growth?Origin: Anc Greek??????/aggio (=vessel, receptacle) > ?????/aggos(=tube)+ (-???)/-oma (suffix denoting ?mass growth? or a ?complete set of?)+ (-????)/(-osis )(=suffix denoting ?process?...
- Xanthinuria
Term: xanthinuria Literally meaning: ?yellow urine? Origin: Anc Greek??????/xanthos(=golden, yellow, blond)+ o????/ouron(=urine) < ????/oros <o+??? (=flow) Coined/HistoryIn 1877 by English surgeon and dermatologist Erasmus Wilson...
- Steatitis
Term: steatitis (Yellow Fat Disease) Literally meaning: ?inflammation of adipose (fatty) tissue? Origin: Anc Greek?????/stear(=tallow)+-????/-tis(=suffix which is used with the feminine noun ? ?????/ nosos/=disease, denoting ?inflammation of?)....
- Keratosis
Term: keratosisLiterally meaning: horny stateOrigin: Anc Greek?????/keras(=horn)+????/-osis (suffix denoting state or condition eg in medical terminology means "a disease state" )Coined/History(?)Definition Keratosis is a wart-like.benigh growth of keratin...
- Dermatology
Term : dermatology Origin: Anc Greek ?????/derma(=skin beneath the epidermis) + -?????/logia(=study of)> ????? --> ?????/desma(=bonds) because skin keeps the body tight > ????/dero(=to peel, to flay)> ?????/logos(=speech, word, discourse)...